which i m not doing a very good job of right now, americans aren t quite making the grade compared to what s happening in other countries. i don t mean just school kids. we re talking about grownups here, adults. adults scored below average in math, reading and problem solving using technology. researchers tested about 166,000 people in more than 20 countries in a study called the program for international assessment of adult competencies. back with some of the most competent adults i know, christiane amanpour, jeff toobin, anna thnavarro and fran kooby. it s distressing but not surprisin surprising. u.s. spends more of its gdp than most countries. i didn t say it was acceptable. the most nobel laureates. all of us have been talking about it for years about how much education needs improvement